CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1422

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.33%

25th percentile - higher than 25% of all known CVEs

Summary

The default configuration of Slackware 3.4, and possibly other versions, includes '.' (dot, the current directory) in the PATH environmental variable, which could allow local users to create Trojan horse programs that are inadvertently executed by other users.

Risk Assessment

This could lead to unauthorized access to the system and the execution of malicious software by unaware users, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to remove '.' from the PATH variable in the system configuration and to review and update security settings to minimize the risk of executing malicious code.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The default configuration of Slackware 3.4, and possibly other versions, includes . (dot, the current directory) in the PATH environmental variable, which could allow local users to create Trojan horse programs that are inadvertently executed by other users.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS